September

Week 1
Going Someplace Special by McKissick
Go over where books are located in the library
Week 2
Sunflower Introduction Keynote (Uploaded on 3rd Grade Page)
Week 3
William Allen White Book talk Keynote Part 1 3rd - 5th
Week 4
William Allen White Book talk Keynote Part 2 6th - 8th
October

Week 1
Book Fair Video
Week 2
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Movie Preview Clip
Week 3
World Book Online overview & Discuss AR Store
Week 4
Legend of Sleepy Hollow Play
Vocabulary for Legend of Sleepy Hollow

November

Week 1
Buhler Docs Lesson with My Favorite Things Spreadsheet
Handout Buhler Docs bookmark
Week 2
Read Thanksgiving is for Giving Thanks
Students create I’m Thankful For… bookmarks
Week 3
The First Thanksgiving
Tour the Mayflower http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/voyage/tour.htm
Watch the video http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/webcast.htm
Journey on the Mayflower http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/voyage/journey.htm



Read aloud Thank You Sarah
Answer comprehension questions using Active expressions

Week 4
Short week - Checkout only
December

Week 1
Book talk Candy Bomber
Candy Bomber With Tom Brokaw Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hjz8yu5MWC0
Week 2
940.53 WOO
Franklin and Winston: a Christmas that changed the world
http://www.history.com/speeches/franklin-d-roosevelt-on-american-progress-in-world-war-2#franklin-d-roosevelt-on-american-progress-in-world-war-2
http://www.bbc.co.uk/learning/schoolradio/subjects/history/ww2clips/speeches/churchill_finest_hour
or

Shooting at the Stars the Christmas Truce of 1914
Watch Youtube PBS History & Commercial (on DVD)
Week 3
iBook - Polar Express
January

Week 1
Snowflake Bentley Promethean Lesson

Week 2
Pig Tails & Protest (Storyworks play)
Selma Video with Sheyann Webb
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ux7r6JIiaM
Week 3
Review all 2014-2015 WAW Books
Week 4
Kansas Day Bingo
Watch http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOQMt9Be7gw

February

Week 1
http://breitlinks.com/deweychallenge/index.htm

Kids Dewey Tutorial PPT

Week 2
Book Fair Video
Week 3
Introducing the Man with the Violin (Tumble Books) & Video
Read The Most From Coast to Coast
Week 4
Haiku Keynote (See 2nd Grade for Keynote)
Read Across America Plans
March

Week 1
Write 2nd Haiku and edit
Oh, the Places You’ll Go
Week 2
Read Aloud Henry’s Freedom Box by Levine
Write final Haiku on sheet to send in check for spelling
Have a partner proofread for spelling errors
Week 3
Professor Garfield Online Safety - iPad app
Week 4
Spring Break
Week 5
Elements of a Story
Use Interactives Cinderella
http://www.learner.org/interactives/story/index.html
Other
Read Fiona’s Luck by Bateman
Create “I’m Lucky Because….” shamrocks.